CN101278333B - Reproduction apparatus, head mount display device - Google Patents

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CN101278333B
CN101278333B CN200680036210XA CN200680036210A CN101278333B CN 101278333 B CN101278333 B CN 101278333B CN 200680036210X A CN200680036210X A CN 200680036210XA CN 200680036210 A CN200680036210 A CN 200680036210A CN 101278333 B CN101278333 B CN 101278333B
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Abstract

A reproduction system apparatus for reproducing content data containing at least audio and video includes: reproduction means for reproducing content data; connection means for connecting the reproduction apparatus to an external device; and control means for controlling the reproduction apparatus in accordance with presence/absence of connection of a device to the connection means and the type of the device. Thus, it is possible to automatically realize setting and operation appropriate for the configuration of the connected device and the device state when connected and provide a greatly simplified reproduction device, a head mount display device, and program.

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Transcriber and head mount display device
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of transcriber and head mount display device (head mount display), be used for by such as Helmet Mounted Display, can excision equipment reproducing the content-data of wanting, and a kind of program that is used to realize this transcriber.
Background technology
Owing to can realize low-power consumption and low cost and miniature dimensions, the portable electronic device of using new-type electronic technology is more and more general.Media player in recent years provides can store the small storage medium of the image information of high capacity information, and combines compression coding technology.This just can reproduce various content-datas.
In addition, except ears formula machine and earphone, also developed Helmet Mounted Display (hereinafter referred to as " HMD "), for example near eye formula display device etc. are as the equipment that can be connected with above-mentioned media player, to deal with user's request neatly.HMD a kind ofly is worn on user's head with extracing, video image can be projected equipment on the retina from eyes of user.The user by HMD is connected to media player, with the operating element that HMD is worn on head and controls media player, can watch film and for example music excerpt etc. to comprise the content of image.
Patent documentation 1: Japanese unexamined patent publication number No.H10-133840.
Summary of the invention
The problem to be solved in the present invention
Simultaneously, be necessary combination, carry out above-mentioned controlling according to HMD and content.Yet because media player has multinomial function, and has stored a plurality of different content-datas in advance in the storage medium of media player, therefore above-mentioned controlling becomes complicated, can not correctly carry out always.
Target of the present invention provides a kind of transcriber, a kind of head mount display device and a kind of program, when connecting with box lunch, with the automatic or utmost point easily mode realize being applicable to the setting of the configuration that connected equipment (equipment) and equipment (equipment) state and control.
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According to the present invention, a kind of transcriber is used for reproducing and comprises audio frequency and at least a content-data of image, and described transcriber comprises: reproduction units is used to reproduce described content-data; Linkage unit is used for external unit is connected to described transcriber; And control module, according to the existence that is connected of described equipment and described linkage unit whether and the type of described equipment, in described transcriber, control.
In addition, preferably, provide a kind of receiving element, be used to receive the instruction of user, and above-mentioned control module can limit the receivable user instruction of described receiving element according to the type that is connected to the described equipment on the described linkage unit described transcriber.
In addition, preferably, above-mentioned receiving element comprises display unit, be used for respect to the reception of described user instruction and display menu, and above-mentioned control module can be according to the type that is connected to the described equipment on the described linkage unit, the described menu that modification will show on the display unit of described receiving element.
In addition, preferably, above-mentioned control module can be defined as the reproduction object of described reproduction units can be by the content-data that is connected to the described equipment output on the described linkage unit.
In addition, preferably, a kind of receiving element is provided, be used to receive the instruction of described user to described transcriber, and above-mentioned control module can be according to the type that is connected to the described equipment on the described linkage unit, but limits the executable operations described user instruction, described transcriber that receives based on by described receiving element.
In addition, preferably, be connected to the said equipment on the described linkage unit and be the equipment that has the display unit that is used for display image but do not have the audio output unit that is used for output audio; And above-mentioned control module can be controlled in described transcriber, so that among the user instruction that is received by described receiving element, only can carry out the user instruction relevant with the content-data that comprises image.
In addition, preferably, be connected to the said equipment on the described linkage unit and be the equipment that does not have the display unit that is used for display image but have the audio output unit that is used for output audio; And described control module is controlled in described transcriber, so that among the user instruction that is received by described receiving element, only can carry out and the relevant user instruction of described content-data that comprises audio frequency.
In addition, preferably, the at least a of display unit that is used for display image and the audio output unit that is used for output audio is provided, and above-mentioned control module limits the operation in the described transcriber that comprises described display unit and described audio output unit according to the described equipment that is connected on the described linkage unit.
In addition, preferably, above-mentioned control module interrupts at least one unnecessary circuit provides power for described content-data is outputed to described equipment among a plurality of circuit that comprise in described transcriber according to the content-data that will output to described equipment via described linkage unit.
In addition, preferably, when a kind of equipment that has the display unit that is used for display image and be used for the audio output unit of output audio was not connected to described linkage unit, described control module interrupted providing power to being used among a plurality of circuit that comprise to the circuit of described equipment output arbitrary content data in described transcriber.
In addition, preferably, a kind of storage unit is provided, be used to store described content-data, and for the signal that can not export to described user from described equipment, described control module is controlled according to the type that is connected to the described equipment on the described linkage unit, so that can will record in the described storage unit with input signal like the described class signal.
In addition, preferably, a kind of storage unit is provided, be used to store described content-data, and when the described equipment with the display unit that is used for display image is not connected on the described linkage unit, described control module is controlled, so that the input signal for described transcriber can be recorded in the described storage unit.
In addition, preferably, a kind of storage unit is provided, be used to store described content-data, and when the described equipment with the audio output unit that is used for output audio is not connected on the described linkage unit, described control module is controlled, so that the input signal for described transcriber can be recorded in the described storage unit.
In addition, preferably, a kind of storage unit is provided, be used to store described content-data, and the described equipment that is connected on the described linkage unit is the equipment that is used for providing to described transcriber the arbitrary content data, and described control module is controlled, so that can be with the described content data recording that provides from described equipment to described storage unit.
In addition, preferably, except described equipment, described linkage unit also connects second equipment, and described second equipment has display unit that is used for display image or the audio output unit that is used for output audio; And controlling so that can be with when described content data recording is in described storage unit, described control module is controlled described reproduction units, so that will not output to described second equipment via described linkage unit with the reproducing signal of the content-data that can record the described content-data same type in the described storage unit.
In addition, preferably, except described equipment, described linkage unit also connects second equipment, and described second equipment has display unit that is used for display image or the audio output unit that is used for output audio; And controlling so that can be when described content data recording is in described storage unit, described control module interrupt among a plurality of circuit that in described transcriber, comprise, the circuit that is used for the content-data with the described content-data same type that can record described storage unit is outputed to described second equipment provides power.
In addition, preferably, except described equipment, described linkage unit also connects second equipment, and described second equipment has display unit that is used for display image or the audio output unit that is used for output audio; And controlling so that can be with when described content data recording is in described storage unit, described control module is controlled, so that do not carry out the described user instruction that receives via described second equipment.
In addition, preferably, the described content-data that described control module will be stored in described storage unit compares with the described content-data that is kept by described equipment, and control based on this comparative result, so that can be to described storage unit with the described content data recording that provides from described equipment.
In addition, preferably, among the described content-data in not being stored in described storage unit, described control module is controlled, so that can be with the described content data recording that can be reproduced by described reproduction units in described storage unit.
According to another kind of transcriber of the present invention, be used for reproducing and comprise audio frequency and at least a content-data of image, described transcriber comprises: reproduction units is used to reproduce described content-data; And control module, according to every type reproducibility of described content-data, in described transcriber, control.
, preferably, provide a kind of receiving element here, be used to receive the instruction of user, and described control module limits the receivable described user instruction of described receiving element according to described reproducibility described transcriber.
In addition, preferably, described receiving element comprises display unit, is used for respect to the reception of described user instruction and display menu; And described control module is according to described reproducibility, the described menu that modification will show on the described display unit of described receiving element.
In addition, preferably, described control module is defined as described reproducible content-data with the reproduction object of described reproduction units.
In addition, preferably, provide a kind of receiving element, be used to receive the instruction of described user described transcriber, and described control module is according to described reproducibility, but qualification is based on the executable operations described user instruction, described transcriber that is received by described receiving element.
In addition, preferably, described control module is according to described reproducibility, interrupts among a plurality of circuit that comprise in described transcriber, provide power for reproducing at least one unnecessary circuit of described content-data.
In addition, preferably, provide a kind of storage unit, be used to store described content-data, and for irreproducible described content-data, described control module is controlled according to described reproducibility, so that can be with described content data recording in described storage unit.
In addition, preferably, provide a kind of in display unit and the audio output unit, wherein, described display unit is worn on described user's the head, is used for virtual image is projected eyes the place ahead of described user, and described audio output unit is used for output audio; But and wearable components, it can be worn at least a in described display unit and the described audio output unit on described user's the head.
In addition, preferably,, can make computing machine serve as in above-mentioned each transcriber the control module of any one according to a kind of computer program of the present invention.
According to the present invention, the state of transcriber automatically is provided with not the optimal state of connection situation for the various device that is connected to this transcriber.Therefore, in using equipment of the present invention and system, user's convenience, performance and surcharge have all increased.
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Fig. 1 shows the electrical structure according to first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 (a) shows the one-piece construction figure of terminal 10 and HMD30, and Fig. 2 (b) shows the partial cross-section view of taking in shell 65 that constitutes HMD30;
Fig. 3 shows the electrical structure according to seventh embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 shows the electrical structure according to the variant of seventh embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 5 shows the transcriber 70 and the one-piece construction that is connected to the DVD player 80 of transcriber 70 according to eighth embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 6 shows the transcriber 70 and the one-piece construction that is connected to the TV tuner 90 of transcriber 70 according to eighth embodiment of the invention; And
Fig. 7 shows the transcriber 70 and the one-piece construction that is connected to the digital camera 100 of transcriber 70 according to eighth embodiment of the invention.
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Describe embodiments of the invention in detail hereinafter with reference to accompanying drawing.Its electrical structure is at first described.
Fig. 1 shows the electrical structure according to first embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 1, HMD30, carriage 40 etc. are connected to terminal 10, i.e. transcriber.Wherein, terminal 10 has the function similar to above-mentioned media player.Though can replace HMD30 with other equipment accidentally, the description to HMD30 mainly is provided here.
Terminal 10 comprises jack 10J and plug 10P, and HMD30 comprises plug 31P, and carriage 40 comprises jack 41J.Terminal 10 is connected with plug 31P via jack 10J with HMD30.Equally, terminal 10 is connected with jack 41J via plug 10P with carriage 40.
At first, will the electrical structure of terminal 10 and the annexation between each parts be described.
The pin that provides on the jack 10J of terminal 10 comprises the pin that constitutes P group, S group and C group.Pin in the P group is used to transmit the picture signal that will output to HMD30, and the pin in the S group is used to transmit the sound signal that will output to HMD30, and the pin in the C group is used to transmit the control information from the HMD30 input.Here, the identifier of these groups " P ", " S " and " C " are respectively the initial letters of " Picture ", " Sound " and " Control ".
Equally, the pin that provides of the plug 10P of terminal comprises the pin that constitutes Pi group, Si group, Cio group and PSi group.Pin in the Pi group is used for transmitting the picture signal that the content that will write down or reproduce comprises, pin in the Si group is used for transmitting the sound signal that similar content comprises, pin in the Cio group is used to transmit the setting control information relevant with monitoring with the operation of terminal 10, and the pin during PSi organizes is used to transmit the power that will provide to power circuit 17.Here, the identifier of these groups " Pi ", " Si ", " Cio " and " PSi " are used for terminal 10 for forming according to " input " of the direction of, the above-mentioned transmission of indication, the lowercase of " output " and " input/output " by the capitalization of the initial letter of " picture ", " Sound ", " Control " and " Power Supply " and expression respectively.
In the pin of jack 10J, the pin in the C group is connected to the input end of joint detection parts 11, and the output terminal of above-mentioned joint detection parts 11 then is connected to the first input end mouth of control assembly 12.The output terminal of operating element 13 is connected to second output port of control assembly 12, and first output port of above-mentioned control assembly 12 is connected to the first input end mouth of Signal Processing Element 14.The bus termination of above-mentioned control assembly 12 and Signal Processing Element 14 is connected to the corresponding port of memory unit 15.Here, memory unit 15 by for example under the district management of regulation addressable hard disc apparatus or IC storer constitute.First output port of Signal Processing Element 14 is connected to the first input end of display unit 16.Second output port of control assembly 12 is connected to second input end of display unit 16, and the 3rd output terminal of above-mentioned control assembly 12 is connected to the control terminal of power circuit 17.
In addition, in the pin of plug 10P, the pin in the Pi group is connected to the input end of video input processing unit 18, and the pin in the Si group is connected to the input end of audio frequency input processing unit 19.The output terminal of above-mentioned video input processing unit 18 and audio frequency input processing unit 19 is connected respectively to the second and the 3rd input port of Signal Processing Element 14.Second output port of Signal Processing Element 14 is connected to the pin in the P group of jack 10J via video output processing unit 20.The 3rd output port of Signal Processing Element 14 is connected to the pin in the S group of jack 10J via audio frequency output processing unit 21.Pin in the Cio group of plug 10P is connected to the input/output end port of control assembly 12, and the pin in the PSi group of above-mentioned plug 10P is connected to the input end of power circuit 17.
Next, will the electrical structure of HMD30 and the annexation between each parts be described.
Except above-mentioned being used to was implemented to the plug 31P that is electrically connected of terminal 10, HMD30 also comprised display device 32, earphone 33L, 33R, operating element 34, was used to HMD control assembly 35 of controlling HMD or the like.
Display device 32 and earphone 33L, 33R are connected to the pin that corresponds respectively to above-mentioned P group and S group in the pin of plug 31P.HMD control assembly 35 is connected to the specific input/output end port of the control assembly 12 of terminal 10 via the respective pin of the jack 10J of plug 31P and terminal 10.HMD control assembly 35 is not only controlled every function of HMD30, but also with HMD30 can output audio or HMD30 can display video situation output to the control assembly 12 of terminal 10.Can describe in detail as the back, control assembly 12 is according to above-mentioned output control terminal 10 as a result.The output terminal of operating element 34 is connected in the pin of plug 31P a part of pin corresponding to above-mentioned C group.
Amplify to show that as Fig. 1 upper right quarter branch the residue pin in the C group (hereinafter referred to as " pin in the sub-C group ") is according to ground connection with the configuration (comprising type) of HMD30 and the corresponding combination of feature and in advance.Here, the above-mentioned pin in the sub-C group is used for for example transmitting binary message and grounding terminals GND (benchmark of above-mentioned ground connection) to terminal 10.Terminal 10 can be discerned the equipment disposition (hereinafter, related equipment being called " connecting object equipment ") of the jack 10J that is connected to terminal 10 by above-mentioned binary message.For example, in order to distinguish, export one group or two groups of following binary messages, as above-mentioned binary message with other equipment.
(a) first binary message, expression connecting object equipment whether be one can the output image reproducing signal do not have simultaneously can output audio loudspeaker or the equipment hmd (being called " Helmet Mounted Display " hereinafter) of like.
Whether (b) second binary message, expression connecting object equipment are can the output image reproducing signal and the equipment hmdhp of audio reproducing signal (" Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp hereinafter referred to as; Earphone ").
(c) the 3rd binary message, expression connecting object equipment whether be can the output audio reproducing signal do not have simultaneously can output video display unit or the equipment hp (hereinafter referred to as " earphone ") of like.
(d) the 4th binary message, whether expression connecting object equipment comprises and above-mentioned operating element 34 corresponding operating element op.
By way of parenthesis, HMD30 is Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Earphone (b) is because it comprises earphone and display device.
In addition, according to present embodiment, a connecting object equipment (HMD30 among Fig. 1) is directly connected to terminal 10, yet, this connecting object equipment (HMD30 among Fig. 1) can connect via remote controllers 50, as is located substantially on two the drawing shown in the chain wire frame on Fig. 1 centre right half.Equally, a plurality of connecting object equipment can be connected in series terminal 10.In addition, above-mentioned a plurality of connecting object equipment can be connected concurrently via one or more jacks (it all is positioned on the terminal 10 with jack 10J).
In addition, above-mentioned remote controllers 50 comprise with the corresponding operating element 52 of operating element of this connecting object equipment (HMD30 among Fig. 1), with the plug 51P of the jack 10J coupling of terminal 10 and the jack 51J that is suitable for being connected to (for example plug 31P of this connecting object equipment (HMD30 among Fig. 1)) on this connecting object equipment.Operating element 52, plug 51P and jack 51J are connected via wiring line, are used to realize the relaying between above-mentioned three parts.Equally,, be input in the control assembly 12 via the pin in the above-mentioned C group from the signal of operating element 52.In addition, in above-mentioned remote controllers 50, display unit 16 corresponding display devices are also provided in the lump with terminal 10.
Next, will the electrical structure of carriage 40 and the annexation between each parts be described.
The jack 41J of carriage 40 is by the plug 10P realization of terminal 10 and being electrically connected of terminal 10.Above-mentioned Pi group, Si group, Cio group and PSi that video input terminal 42, audio frequency entry terminal 43, control I/O terminal 44 and power input terminal 45 are connected respectively in the pin with jack 41J organize corresponding pin.Carriage 40 can be connected to information terminal (for example computing machine) by above-mentioned terminal.In addition, by mechanical switch unshowned, on the plug 10P of terminal 10, detect carriage 40 and whether be connected to terminal 10.When carriage 40 was connected to terminal 10, this mechanical switch was physically pushed by carriage 40, and this switch forwards ON to as a result.
Next, with the basic operation of describing according to the electric component of present embodiment.Hereinafter, having described the connecting object equipment that is connected to terminal 10 is the situation of HMD30.
Power circuit 17 on the terminal 10 comprises unshowned battery, and the power storage that carriage 40 provides is in this battery.Meanwhile, via the jack 41J of the power input terminal on the carriage 40 45, carriage 40 and the plug 10P of terminal 10, power is offered power circuit 17 continuously.And then power circuit 17 will be stored in each parts that the power in this battery offers terminal 10 thus as driving power, but also provide driving power to HMD30.Wherein, the predetermined pin via the predetermined pin of the jack 10J on the terminal 10 and the plug 31P on the HMD30 provides driving power to HMD30.
Information terminal is to video input terminal 42 received image signals of carriage 40.This picture signal is input in the video input processing unit 18 of terminal 10 via the jack 41J of carriage 40 and the plug 10P of terminal 10.Video input processing unit 18 generates digital image information, and this data image signal is offered Signal Processing Element 14 by this picture signal being carried out A/D conversion and other processing.
Information terminal is to audio frequency entry terminal 43 input audio signals of carriage 40.Above-mentioned sound signal is input to the audio frequency input processing unit 19 of terminal 10 via the plug 10P of the jack 41J of carriage 40 and terminal 10.Audio frequency input processing unit 19 generates digitized audio message, and this digitized audio message is offered Signal Processing Element 14 by above-mentioned sound signal being carried out A/D conversion and other processing.
The control assembly 12 of terminal 10 is according to instruction as follows and be connected to the equipment of terminal 10, carries out predetermined process, and if necessary, also Signal Processing Element 14 specification signals is handled.
(a) instruction that provides via the operating element 13 of terminal 10 of user;
(b) instruction that provides via the control I/O terminal 44 of carriage 40 of information terminal (personal computer etc.).
(c) when the user controls the operating element 34 of HMD30, from the instruction of HMD30 transmission.
In addition, information (c) is sent to control assembly 12 via plug 31P, jack 10J and joint detection parts 11.
Control assembly 12 according to the instruction that obtains thus and with the device-dependent information that is connected to terminal 10, control each parts, for example Signal Processing Element 14.Simultaneously, the control that Signal Processing Element 14 receives from control assembly 12, and as one of above-mentioned image information and audio-frequency information (hereinafter referred is " content-data ") or both during via carriage 40 inputs, with described information as file storage in memory unit 15.
Here, type as content-data, have: for example, have audio frequency and comprise audio-frequency information and the video content data of image information (moving-picture information), only comprise the audio content data of audio-frequency information and the picture material data that only comprise image information (information for still picture), and the content-data that will be described in storage in the memory unit 15 hereinafter is the processing that has under the situation of video content data of audio frequency.
At the equipment that is connected to terminal 10 is Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Under the situation of earphone, when Signal Processing Element 14 reads the content-data of having stored in the memory unit 15 of wanting (being the video content data with audio frequency in this case), the image information that comprises in the relevant content data is sent to video output processing unit 20, and the audio-frequency information that comprises in the relevant content data is sent to audio frequency output processing unit 21.Here, under the performed district management of Signal Processing Element 14 or control assembly 12, determine storage area, it is to write or object from wherein reading to memory unit 15.
Video output processing unit 20 generates reproducing signal (analog picture signal) by above-mentioned image information being carried out D/A conversion and other processing, and and then above-mentioned reproducing signal is sent to HMD30.Equally, audio frequency output processing unit 21 generates reproducing signal (simulated audio signal) by above-mentioned audio-frequency information being carried out D/A conversion and other processing, and and then above-mentioned reproducing signal is sent to HMD30.The transmission of above-mentioned image and audio reproducing signal is to carry out via the plug 31P of the jack 10J of terminal 10 and HMD30.
The reproducing signal that HMD30 output is exported from terminal 10 is so that the user is by display device 32 and earphone 33L, this signal of 33R perception.Meanwhile, the audio reproducing signal that transmits from terminal 10 is fed to earphone 33L, 33R, and the reconstruction of image signal that transmits from terminal 10 is fed to display device 32.
In addition, the volume of unshowned, the output that is used for controlling earphone 33L, 33R of the HMD control assembly 35 of HMD30 control.According to the content of controlling of the operating element 34 of HMD30, realize volume control.Therefore, the user can change the audio volume that earphone 33L, 33R send by the operating element 34 of suitably controlling HMD30.
Equally, the Signal Processing Element 14 of terminal 10 can with following message for example as image output to the display unit 16 of terminal 10 and HMD30 display device 32 both one of or all.
(a) content information of the content of storage in the memory unit 15;
(b) to be notified to user's message.
Here, one or more equipment of controlling and being connected to this transcriber according to transcriber, (b) is notified to the user with message, for example the operating element of controlling content, HMD30 34 of the operating element 13 of terminal 10 control content and for the request of the display device 32 of mobile HMD30.Above-mentioned message data also is stored in the memory unit 15.
Next, with the physical construction of describing according to present embodiment.Here, description also is that the connecting object equipment that is connected to terminal 10 is the situation of HMD30.
Fig. 2 (a) is the one-piece construction figure of terminal 10 and HMD30, and Fig. 2 (b) is the partial cross-sectional view of taking in shell 65 that constitutes HMD30.
Shown in Fig. 2 (a), in HMD30, earphone 33L, 33R are attached to the two ends of earphone arm 61.Earphone arm 61 is by constituting with the molded assembly of arc.Display device 32 is attached to an end that shows arm 64, shows that arm 64 is molded with predetermined curvature.The other end that shows arm 64 is by taking in shell 65 clampings.Shown in Fig. 2 (b), take in shell 65 and comprise hollow part 65S that can take in demonstration arm 64 and the guiding parts 65G that constitutes by a plurality of bearings that are arranged in hollow part 65S.In addition, shown in Fig. 2 (a), taking on the sidewall of shell 65 has supporting member 65A, its can with earphone 33L engagement, and as cable connecting part spare 63.In addition, supporting member 65A and to take between the shell 65 be engaging mechanism, it can show arm 64 in direction of arrow rotation.In addition, above-mentioned cable connecting part spare 63 is connected to terminal 10 via above-mentioned plug 31P (not shown among Fig. 2), cable 62 and jack 10J (not shown among Fig. 2).Adopt above-mentioned configuration, the display device 32 of HMD30 is connected to terminal 10 (output terminal of the video output processing unit 20 in the terminal 10).Above-mentioned connection is by the composite design of wiring line, via showing arm 64 inside and the hollow part 65S that takes in shell 65, arrive the inside of cable connecting part spare 63, and be assigned to pin in the above-mentioned P group in the heart yearn of cable 62 at the heart yearn of the inside of cable connecting part spare 63.
In addition, HMD control assembly 35 (not shown) of HMD30 are positioned at for example cable connecting part spare 63 inside.In addition, HMD control assembly 35 is via above-mentioned wiring line, is connected to be used to show the mobile sensor (not shown) that the motor 65M of essential power be provided and be used to detect the position of demonstration arm 64 of arm 64 along ways 65G.Equally, at supporting member 65A with take on the combining mechanism parts between the shell 65 the sensor (not shown) that is connected to HMD control assembly 35 is arranged.
Therefore, HMD control assembly 35 passes through the sensor, detection is to show that arm 64 is in the state of taking in the shell 65 (invisible mode) that is accommodated in, still the display device 32 of HMD30 is positioned at the state (visible state) in eyes of user the place ahead, thereby according to from the result of sensor with from the instruction of control assembly 12, control motor 65M, and output audio message etc. moves to user at the moment so that require with the display device 32 of HMD30 to the audio frequency output processing unit.
Show that by means of 35 pairs of HMD control assemblies the above-mentioned stretching, extension of arm 64 and the choose opportunities of taking in are to be determined by the content of controlling on the operating element 34 of HMD30.Therefore, operating element 34 is suitably controlled, can be made the stretching, extension that shows arm 64 and take on the opportunity of wanting by the user.
Next, with reference to Fig. 1 describe present embodiment feature and control.
Present embodiment is characterised in that by the performed following processing of the control assembly in the terminal 10 12 and Signal Processing Element 14.This is handled and joint detection parts 11 collaborative execution.
In terminal 10, the configuration of joint detection parts 11 and control assembly 12 identification connecting object equipment corresponding to following which:
(A) do not have the Helmet Mounted Display of operating element;
(B) do not have the Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp of operating element; Earphone;
(C) do not have the earphone of operating element;
(D) there is not the connecting object equipment that connects
(A ') has the Helmet Mounted Display of operating element;
(B ') has the Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp of operating element; Earphone;
(C ') has the earphone of operating element.
By way of parenthesis, when connecting object equipment is HMD30, it is identified as is and Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp with operating element; The corresponding equipment of earphone (B ').
Above-mentioned identification is based on that the pin status (perhaps pin combination) of the above-mentioned sub-C group that belongs to this connecting object equipment carries out.In addition, any connecting object equipment all has the plug of coupling jack 10J, and connects according to common pin assignments.In addition, in each variant of connecting object equipment, the ground connection of pin all is to be waited by the distribution pattern on the connecting object equipment to realize.
In addition, whether have operating element, distinguish according to previously described the 4th binary message about described connecting object equipment.In addition, about the type of connecting object equipment, discern according to the logical value of the previously described first or the 3rd binary message (this binary message is sent to control assembly 12 from this connecting object equipment via jack 10J and joint detection parts 11).
According to present embodiment, control assembly 12 is carried out the processing that describes below, and does not consider whether there is operating element in the connecting object equipment.Connect in case recognize connecting object equipment in joint detection parts 11, the connecting object equipment that control assembly 12 is just discerned according to joint detection parts 11 is carried out each following processing.
At connecting object equipment be under the situation of Helmet Mounted Display [(A), (A ')], control assembly 12 only is arranged to reproduce object with the content-data that only is made of image information among the content-data of storage in the memory unit 15, and the content-data (for example any have the motion pictures files of audio frequency, the file that has the static picture document of audio frequency and only have video) that perhaps will comprise image information is arranged to reproduce object.Then, the content-data that will be presented on the contents list, be used for selecting the content-data that will reproduce in terminal 10 is limited, thereby make the user only can select in the foregoing data each, and and then show contents list with this content-data that is limited, as will on the display unit 16 of the display device 32 of HMD30 and terminal 10, carrying out the content displayed tabulation.
Be [(C), (C ')] under the situation of earphone at linking objective equipment, control assembly 12 will reproduce object and be restricted to the content-data that only is made of audio-frequency information among the content-data of being stored in the memory unit 15.Then, limit will in the foregoing tabulation, carrying out the content displayed data, so that the user only can select in the foregoing data each, and and then show contents list with this content-data that is limited, as will on the display unit 16 of the display device 32 of HMD30 and terminal 10, carrying out the content displayed tabulation.
At connecting object equipment is Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Under the situation of earphone [(B), (B ')], comprise full content data at least a in image information and the audio-frequency information among the content-data of control assembly 12 with storage in the memory unit 15 and be arranged to reproduce object.Then, limit will in the foregoing tabulation, carrying out the content displayed data, so that the user (for example can select above-mentioned full content data, below all: have audio frequency motion pictures files, have the static picture document of audio frequency, only have the file of video and only have the file of audio frequency), and and then show contents list with this content-data that is limited, as will on the display unit 16 of the display device 32 of HMD30 and terminal 10, carrying out the content displayed tabulation.
That is, the content-data that terminal 10 will be reproduced is automatically to select, and only limit to can be via the content-data of this connecting object equipment output.Therefore, according to present embodiment, can avoid the irreproducible content-data of connecting object equipment is sent to connecting object equipment.Simultaneously, can not reduce can be handling.In addition, according to present embodiment, except reading at a high speed from memory unit 15, district management performed in the time of can also being reduced at above-mentioned reading is handled, and has also improved user friendliness.
In addition, according to present embodiment, shown by being chosen in the foregoing tabulation and gone up the example that the content displayed data limit the content-data that will reproduce, yet, the full content data can be in contents list, shown by making, the content-data that the user can select among the shown content-data content-data of selecting according to connecting object equipment can be defined as.In this case, for example,, also can forbid selecting the irreproducible content-data of connecting object equipment even when the irreproducible content-data of connecting object equipment is presented in the contents list.
In addition, under the situation that connecting object equipment does not connect [(D)], can in terminal 10, forbid the content-data that will reproduce is selected.For example, can forbid showing the demonstration of foregoing tabulation, perhaps show this contents list, select forbidding in shielded mode.
[second embodiment]
Next, second embodiment will be described.In a second embodiment, only describe and the first embodiment difference.The annexation and first embodiment between the electrical structure of second embodiment and each parts are similar.Below by using the symbol identical to be described with employed symbol among first embodiment.
According to present embodiment, control assembly 12 and Signal Processing Element 14 are according to adopting the connecting object equipment of being discerned with the similar mode of first embodiment, with the duty of following mode control terminal 10.
At connecting object equipment be under the situation of Helmet Mounted Display [(A), (A ')], control assembly 12 makes Signal Processing Element 14 execution be used for being sent to by the image information that Helmet Mounted Display reproduces the processing (hereinafter referred to as " reconstruction of image processing ") of video output processing unit 20, also allows above-mentioned video output processing unit 20 to operate.Equally, control assembly 12 regulation and control 14 that carry out by Signal Processing Element, be used for and can not be sent to the processing (hereinafter referred to as " audio reproducing processing ") of audio frequency output processing unit 21 and the operation of above-mentioned audio frequency output processing unit 21 by the audio-frequency information that Helmet Mounted Display reproduces.Here, as a typical case of described regulation and control, control assembly 12 stops the execution of relevant treatment parts.In addition, control assembly 12 monitoring among user's a plurality of control performed, whether exist via operating element 13 with Helmet Mounted Display (being connecting object equipment) in relevant the controlling of function that do not provide.Then, control assembly 12 is according to executable content of operation in the connection status of connecting object equipment and the connecting object equipment, determines whether the processing that will carry out according to the controlling of operating element of the operating element of terminal 10 and Helmet Mounted Display is suitable processing.
Be [(C), (C ')] under the situation of earphone at connecting object equipment, control assembly 12 allows the performed operation of above-mentioned " audio reproducing processing " and audio frequency output processing unit 21.Equally, above-mentioned " reconstruction of image processing " that control assembly 12 adjustment signal processing element 14 will be carried out and the operation of video output processing unit 20.In addition, control assembly 12 monitoring among user's a plurality of control performed, whether exist via operating element 13 with earphone (being connecting object equipment) in relevant the controlling of function that do not provide, and employing and [1] similar mode are controlled.
At connecting object equipment is Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Under the situation of earphone [(B), (B)], except that above-mentioned " audio reproducing processing " and " reconstruction of image processing ", control assembly 12 also allows the operation of audio frequency output processing unit 21 and video output processing unit 20.In addition, whether control assembly 12 monitoring exists and Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp among user's a plurality of controlling performed via operating element 13; What the function that does not provide in the earphone (being connecting object equipment) was relevant controls, and adopts with [1] similar mode and control.
Do not have the function of rendition of content data or do not connect under the situation of any equipment the operation of control assembly 12 stop signal processing element 14 and each output processing unit at connecting object equipment.That is, in terminal 10, auto-control and connecting object equipment the reproduction coherent signal of irreproducible content-data handle sequence and hardware operation.Therefore, according to present embodiment, reduced the processing of control assembly, not reducing simultaneously can be handling, and the improvement that can estimated performance and the reduction of power consumption.
In addition, under any circumstance, when with connecting object equipment in relevant the controlling of function that do not provide when being performed, use error message of image and/or audio frequency output, thereby make the user can recognize that whether this incident is that the institute that controls by mistake causes.
[the 3rd embodiment]
Next, the 3rd embodiment will be described.In the 3rd embodiment, only describe and the first embodiment difference.The annexation and first embodiment between the electrical structure of the 3rd embodiment and each parts are similar.Below by using the symbol identical to be described with employed symbol among first embodiment.
Present embodiment is characterised in that according to adopting the performed processing of the operation connecting object equipment discerned with the similar mode of first embodiment, that joint detection parts 11 are performed and control assembly 12 and Signal Processing Element 14.
Also " whether whether expression connecting object equipment comprises and the corresponding operating element op of above-mentioned operating element 34 (operating element of connecting object equipment), differentiate connecting object equipment and comprise and operating element 34 corresponding operating element op according to the 4th binary message of describing in first embodiment among the binary message respectively organized for joint detection parts 11.
In addition, control assembly 12 is carried out following processing according to the connecting object equipment of being discerned.
By above-mentioned differentiation performed in the joint detection parts 11, be not included under the situation in the connecting object equipment [(A) at this operating element, (B), (C)], control assembly 12 is cooperated with Signal Processing Element 14, and no matter connecting object equipment is Helmet Mounted Display, earphone and Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Any among the earphone, thus but control so that only make the operating element 13 of terminal 10 be in accepting state.In addition, on the contrary, be included under the situation in the connecting object parts [(A ') at this operating element, (B '), (C ')], according to coming controlling of auto-correlation operating element, accept the user and control, and when operating element 13 control with the operating element of connecting object equipment to control both be when carrying out in a short period of time, control assembly 12 controls so that controlling of only accepting early to carry out.
Be [(A), (A ')] under the situation of Helmet Mounted Display at connecting object equipment, control assembly 12 is controlled expression the information untill further notice user of content via the display unit 16 of terminal 10.Further, control assembly 12 generates the contents list of the content-data of selecting according to this connecting object equipment, so that show simultaneously by the display device 32 of Helmet Mounted Display (being connecting object equipment) and the display unit 16 of terminal 10, perhaps control assembly 12 forces to stop the demonstration on the display unit 16 of terminal 10, so that the saving power consumption, and only on the display device 32 of Helmet Mounted Display, show this contents list.The user uses operating element to select the content-data of wanting from this contents list, and carries out the reproduction of this content-data.
Be [(C), (C ')] under the situation of earphone at connecting object equipment, control assembly 12 stops the output of video output processing unit 20.Further, control assembly 12 is by the audio output unit (earphone etc.) that provides on the earphone (being connecting object equipment) and the display unit 16 of terminal 10, the content-data that guiding is selected according to this connecting object equipment.The user uses operating element to select the content-data of wanting from selected content-data, so that reproduce this content-data according to above-mentioned guiding.
At connecting object equipment is Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Under the situation of earphone [(B), (B ')], control assembly 12 is by Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; The demonstration approach of earphone (being connecting object equipment), the message of content etc. is controlled in the output expression.Further, control assembly 12 is at Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Show the content-data of selecting according to this connecting object equipment on the demonstration approach of earphone (being connecting object equipment), and on audio output unit (earphone etc.), make audio-guided simultaneously.Later processing is identical with in above-mentioned [1]-[3] any one.
That is, the displaying contents of making by the operating element of terminal 10 or connecting object equipment of controlling menu is limited to the item that can pass through this connecting object equipment realization.Therefore,, adapt with the configuration of connecting object equipment neatly, therefore can simplify the user and control, perhaps can predict the reduction of the treatment capacity of Signal Processing Element owing to control menu according to present embodiment.
In addition, according to present embodiment, being used to limit the above-mentioned method of controlling can forbid method and any combination between the ignoring of information is realized by certain, wherein, this forbids that method is in that to be used for forbidding accepting the user in terminal 10 (invalid: for example via the instruction that the operating element in operating element 13 or the connecting object equipment provides, certain processing, it forbids receiving and relevant the controlling of Helmet Mounted Display that does not connect as connecting object equipment), this information is not to be the information that must be notified to the user via the demonstration approach of the display unit 16 of terminal 10 and connecting object equipment.
In addition, in first to the 3rd embodiment, when coming the chosen content data, discern according to the filename of content-data and expansion type and whether to be audio content data, picture material data or to have the video content data of audio frequency according to connecting object equipment.Then, according to above-mentioned recognition result, just can control so that make the user can be according to connecting object choice of equipment content-data.
[the 4th embodiment]
Next, the 4th embodiment will be described.In the 4th embodiment, only describe and the first embodiment difference.The annexation and first embodiment between the electrical structure of the 4th embodiment and each parts are similar.Below by using the symbol identical to be described with employed symbol among first embodiment.
In the present embodiment, control assembly 12 is collaborative with power circuit 17, adopts the connecting object equipment of being discerned with the similar mode of first embodiment, carries out following processing.
At connecting object equipment be under the situation of Helmet Mounted Display [(A), (A ')], control assembly 12 provides driving power to the video output processing unit 20 and the circuit of cooperating with this Helmet Mounted Display (being connecting object equipment) etc., and stops to provide driving power to audio frequency output processing unit 21.
Be [(C), (C ')] under the situation of earphone at connecting object equipment, control assembly 12 stops to provide driving power to video output processing unit 20, and provides driving power to audio frequency output processing unit 21.
At connecting object equipment is Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Under the situation of earphone [(B), (B ')], control assembly 12 to Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; The circuit of earphone (being connecting object equipment) cooperation etc. provides driving power, for example video output processing unit 20 and audio frequency output processing unit 21, and it is respectively via Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Earphone (being connecting object equipment) transmits the image information and the audio-frequency information that can reproduce.
Do not connect any can output audio information or the equipment of displays image information as the situation of connecting object equipment under [(D)], control assembly 12 stops to provide driving power to video output processing unit 20 and audio frequency output processing unit 21.
That is, the hardware that terminal 10 stops automatically in terminal 10 provides driving power, thereby has limited the function that becomes transparent by controlling, and this operation is for being inoperative to the apparatus output signal that is connected.Therefore, according to present embodiment, can expect the reduction of power consumption and can not reduce can be handling.
In addition, according to present embodiment, there be not the driving power supply of regulation and control to video input processing unit 18 and audio frequency input processing unit 19.Yet, as following described in the 5th embodiment, for example, when control assembly 12 has confirmed that terminal 10 is connected to the time durations of carriage 40, can only in this time durations, provide driving power to video input processing unit 18 and audio frequency input processing unit 19.
In addition, according to above-mentioned first to the 4th embodiment, according to the configuration of connecting object equipment, the type of the content-data that qualification will be reproduced.Replacedly, limit reproduction with the foregoing data relevant menu display items and the circuit that will the activate circuit of its driving power that provides (perhaps to) be provided.In addition, in first to the 4th embodiment, can change the sequence of controlling of connecting object equipment, thereby simplify the process of controlling.Yet, when joint detection parts 11 identification and connecting object are device-dependent be connected whether exists, when state (be included in and be connected to terminal 10) and feature (performance) before to the setting of connecting object equipment execution, just can be automatically with the object of above-mentioned qualification be fixed on for connecting object device-dependent be connected whether exist, state and feature (performance) and in the stark suitable pattern, will exemplify as following.
(1) whether exists according to the connection of connecting object equipment and the state of this connecting object equipment, will reproduce object and be defined as reproducible content-data;
(2) whether exist according to the connection of connecting object equipment and the state and the feature (performance) of this connecting object equipment, the selectable menu item of controlling is defined as the item relevant with the reproducible content data;
(3) whether exist according to the connection of connecting object equipment and the state of this connecting object equipment, the object that work regulation and control and driving power supply are regulated and control is defined as circuit unnecessary for the reproduction of reproducible content data.
It is optimum that demonstration when (4) setting of other circuit in video output processing unit 20, audio frequency output processing unit 21 and the terminal 10 being reproduced for connecting object equipment and acoustic feature (performance) become, and perhaps the feature for the content-data of the reproduction that is suitable for having above-mentioned feature (performance) becomes optimum.In addition, the content of form of reproducible audio-frequency information (for example monophony, two-channel and other multichannel steregoes) and reproducible image information (for example, scanning system, resolution, suitable colorimeter system etc.) is corresponding to the above-mentioned feature (performance) of this connecting object equipment.
In addition, according to above-mentioned first to the 4th embodiment, will exemplify as following each embodiment, can be not only according to the configuration of connecting object equipment, and according to this connecting object equipment whether the connection to terminal 10 exists and state, be limited to the file layout of storing as content-data in the memory unit 15 of terminal 10, can also limit the circuit (circuit of driving power in other words, to it be provided) controlling menu display items and will activate relevant with the storage of above-mentioned file.For example, when this connecting object equipment does not have display unit, perhaps when even this connecting object equipment has display unit but is in the state that can't show, can will have audio frequency and comprise audio-frequency information and image information (moving-picture information) video content data, the content-data and the image information (information for still picture) that only comprise audio-frequency information store in the memory unit 15.Replacedly, when connecting object equipment does not have audio output unit, even perhaps when this connecting object equipment have audio output unit but be in can not output audio state the time, audio-frequency information can be stored in the memory unit 15.In addition, as the another kind of pattern outside the above-mentioned situation, can according to can be in memory unit 15 canned data, limit choice menus, for example contents list.In addition, can regulate and control for canned data the work of unnecessary circuit, the driving power that provides to it perhaps is provided.
In addition, when canned data in memory unit 15, can come correction data according to the output characteristics of the equipment with high connection possibility (connecting object equipment), thereby obtain preferred output characteristics.
[the 5th embodiment]
Next, the 5th embodiment will be described.In the 5th embodiment, only describe and the first embodiment difference.The annexation and first embodiment between the electrical structure of the 5th embodiment and each parts are similar.Below by using the symbol identical to be described with employed symbol among first embodiment.
Present embodiment is characterised in that the following processing that control assembly 12 is performed.
Control assembly 12 adopts preset frequency identification terminal 10 to be connected to the time point of carriage 40.In addition, for above-mentioned identification, for example, the pin in the above-mentioned Cio of the plug 10P on the distributing terminals 10 group, and discern according to being used for representing that logical value that whether carriage 40 has been connected to the binary message of terminal 10 changes.
In addition, whether the connection that control assembly 12 is differentiated connecting object equipment exists, and whether perhaps differentiate this connecting object equipment is HMD30 (above-mentioned Helmet Mounted Display or Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp equally; The situation of earphone also is similar).
In addition, control assembly 12 makes audio frequency input processing unit 19 and video input processing unit 18 enter duty, and does not consider connecting object equipment.And then, control assembly 12 command signal processing element 14 are transformed into " video record mode " or " audio recording pattern ", so that the content-data (file) that the image information that will be imported via audio frequency input processing unit 19 and video input processing unit 18 from carriage 40 and audio-frequency information convert predetermined format to, thereby this content-data (file) is stored in the memory unit 15., in " video record mode ", stop video output processing unit 20 here, and will store into the memory unit 15 from the image information that carriage 40 is imported via video input processing unit 18.Equally, in " audio recording pattern ", stop audio frequency output processing unit 21, and will store into the memory unit 16 from the audio-frequency information that carriage 40 is imported via audio frequency input processing unit 19.
In addition, (perhaps, above-mentioned Helmet Mounted Display or Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp when connecting object equipment is HMD30; The situation of earphone also is similar), control assembly 12 differentiates to show whether arm 64 is accommodated among the hollow part 65S that takes in shell 65, and when showing that arm 64 is not accommodated among the hollow part 65S that takes in shell 65, carries out following arbitrary processing.
Control assembly 12 order HMD control assemblies 35 drive and show arm 64.Equally, control assembly 12 also can provide for showing that automatically arm 64 is accommodated in along ways 65G to HMD30 and take in necessary power in the shell 65 by controlling power circuit 17.And then in case confirmed that by the sensor demonstration arm 64 taken in (indentation) in taking in shell 65, control assembly 12 just stops to provide above-mentioned power.
Control assembly 12 will have the message " display device 32 will be taken in (indentation) to taking in the shell 65 " of image information and audio-frequency information by Signal Processing Element 14, be notified to the user via the whole or part of the display unit 16 of terminal 10, display device 32 and earphone 33L, the 33R of HMD30.Further, in case confirmed that by the sensor and HMD control assembly 35 display device 32 of HMD30 taken in (indentation) in taking in shell 65, control assembly 12 just stops to export this information.
That is, be connected to (above-mentioned Helmet Mounted Display or Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp under the state of HMD30; The situation of earphone also is similar), when terminal 10 is connected to carriage 40, terminal 10 enters the state that can carry out videograph or audio frequency automatically, and and then, demonstration arm 64 is taken in (indentation) automatically to taking in the shell 65, perhaps automatically prompting user and relevant the controlling of above-mentioned taking in (indentation).
By the control of describing in above-mentioned [1] and [2], even in the demonstration of the display device 32 of HMD30 not necessarily under the situation, also can avoid showing arm 64 do not take in (indentation) long-time excessively to the state continuance of taking in the shell 65, therefore, the demonstration arm 64 of HMD30 and the possibility that display device 32 fractures have obviously been reduced, perhaps owing to contact object (for example human body) causes the possibility that makes a mistake.
In addition, according to present embodiment, for example, when HMD30 (same, above-mentioned Helmet Mounted Display or Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; The situation of earphone also is similar) when being connected to the connection that detects under the state of terminal 10 between terminal 10 and the carriage 40 and disconnecting, control assembly 12 can be controlled, and comes out from taking in shell 65 stretching, extensions automatically so that will show arm 64.
In addition, according to present embodiment, when be connected to HMD30 (above-mentioned Helmet Mounted Display or Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp equally, in terminal 10; The situation of earphone also is similar) state under terminal 10 when being connected to carriage 40, automatically perform the conversion of " video record mode " or " audio recording pattern ".Yet,, can be transformed into " video record mode " when the user makes anyly when further controlling.
In addition, on terminal 10, additionally provide and whether to exist thereby make video input block 18 can detect the vision signal input to the terminal of video input processing unit 18 incoming video signals of terminal 10.Then, it can be configured to be transformed into " video record mode " when video input processing unit 18 detects the vision signal input.Meanwhile, do not consider connecting object equipment by being transformed into " video input pattern ", can prevent to write down improperly the people is to control the wrong incoming video signal that is caused.
In addition, by stopping the operation of video output processing unit 20 and audio frequency output processing unit 21, also can stop effectively to HMD30 transmission video signal and sound signal.In " video record mode ", by the control of control assembly 12, can be not to the reproducing signal of HMD30 output image information.In addition, by the control of control assembly 12, can stop to provide power to video output processing unit 20.In addition,, can stop the signal transmission of video output processing unit 20 simply, perhaps stop from the output of Signal Processing Element 14 to video output processing unit 20 by the control of control assembly 12.In " audio recording pattern ", by the control of control assembly 12, can be not to the reproducing signal of HMD30 output audio information.In addition, by the control of control assembly 12, can stop to provide power to audio frequency output processing unit 21.In addition,, can stop the signal transmission of audio frequency output processing unit 21 simply, perhaps stop from the output of Signal Processing Element 14 to audio frequency output processing unit 21 by the control of control assembly 12.And then, in " video record mode " and " audio recording pattern ", can control and not carry out user's indication that the operating element 34 via HMD30 is received.
In addition, on terminal 10, additionally provide and whether to have existed thereby make this audio frequency input processing unit 19 can detect the sound signal input to the terminal of audio frequency input processing unit 19 input audio signals of terminal 10.Then, it can be configured to convert " audio recording pattern " to when audio frequency input processing unit 19 detects the sound signal input.
In addition, can allow audio recording pattern and video record mode simultaneously, and be not to be transformed into logging mode after whether existing detecting signal input, whether exist but can connect by sense terminals, be transformed into logging mode, for example " video record mode " and " audio recording pattern ".
In addition, according to present embodiment, in the moment that is transformed into above-mentioned " video record mode " or " audio recording pattern ", perhaps after above-mentioned conversion, output in above-mentioned information etc. becomes the non-essential moment, also can stop the work of video output processing unit 20, perhaps stop to provide driving power to above-mentioned Video processing parts 20.This can reduce power consumption.
In addition, according to present embodiment, terminal 10 be connected to carriage 40 during, in terminal 10, control assembly 12 can be refused to accept and relevant the controlling of HMD30 (being connecting object equipment).This can prevent the generation of accident, for example shows that arm 64 stretches suddenly because user's mistake controls.
In addition, according to present embodiment, by control assembly 12, when the connection that detects between terminal 10 and the carriage 40, the audio frequency input processing unit 19 and the video input processing unit 18 that will be operated in " video record mode " and " audio recording pattern " automatically are arranged to exercisable.Yet, can also directly provide driving power by the carriage 40 that is connected to terminal 10 to above-mentioned audio frequency input processing unit 19, video input processing unit 18 and other circuit that only is used for videograph and audio recording, get involved and need not control assembly 12.
In addition, when the vision signal of coming self terminal 10 outsides and sound signal are merely able to be input in the terminal 10 via carriage 40, the unit shown in below can providing.
The joint detection unit, it is positioned on the plug 10P, is used to detect the connection of carriage 40, and when this joint detection unit detects with being connected of carriage 40, as mentioned above, begin automatically to provide power to video input processing unit 18 and audio frequency input processing unit 19.Then, in the moment that does not detect connection, can stop to provide power automatically.After this manner, by automatically each provides power in input processing unit 18 and 19, can reduce the power consumption in inessential circuit.
[the 6th embodiment]
Next, the 6th embodiment will be described.In the 6th embodiment, only describe and the first embodiment difference.The annexation and first embodiment between the electrical structure of the 6th embodiment and each parts are similar.Below by using the symbol identical to be described with employed symbol among first embodiment.
Present embodiment is characterised in that the following processing that control assembly 12 is performed.
Demonstration arm 64 is taken in (indentation) in taking in shell 65 described in above-mentioned the 5th embodiment of control assembly 12 affirmations.Then, after stopping to be provided for to show that along ways 65G arm 65 is received into the necessary power of taking in the shell 65 automatically, perhaps stop output being used to represent that above-mentioned demonstration arm 64 will be taken in (indentation) message in taking in shell 65 after, stop the operation of video output processing unit 20, perhaps regulate and control the driving power supply of video output processing unit 20.
Like this, show that arm 64 has been received into and take in the shell 65, can determine not carry out observation by means of display device 32 by detecting.Determine based on above-mentioned, can prevent that video output processing unit 20 from providing unnecessary signal to HMD30, prevent that also video output processing unit 20 from consuming unnecessary power.
In addition, provide additive method outside the method for power as stopping to inessential parts, according to the indentation state that shows arm 64, can stop at the output signal transmission in the video output processing unit 20, perhaps stop output signal transmission from Signal Processing Element 14.By controlling each processing element, also can reduce power consumption to stop unnecessary signal output.
[to replenishing of first to the 6th embodiment]
In the foregoing description, provide such situation: when being connected to carriage 40, terminal 10 automatically is transformed at " video record mode ", " audio recording pattern " and " Shi Pin ﹠amp; The audio recording pattern " in be suitable for any one of the configuration of connecting object equipment and type.Yet, except automatic conversion, can also control each parts, so that at user option pattern is defined as " video record mode ", " audio recording pattern " and " Shi Pin ﹠amp; Audio recording pattern ".
Adopt above-mentioned configuration, can greatly simplify the users that are intended to by carriage 40 is carried out videographs and audio recording in terminal 10 inside and control.
In addition, can adopt following arbitrary mode to begin to be used for terminal 10 is transformed into above-mentioned " video record mode ", " audio recording pattern " and " video; The audio recording pattern " in any one processing.
(1) do not provided terminal 10 has been transformed into " video record mode ", " audio recording pattern " and " Shi Pin ﹠amp when connecting object equipment is connected to terminal 10 and the operating element by every type; The audio recording pattern " in begin during any one instruction.
(2) taking in (indentation) at the demonstration arm 64 of HMD30 began before taking in the shell 65.
(3) not taking in (indentation) at the demonstration arm 64 of HMD30 begins under the situation of taking in the shell 65.
(4) at Helmet Mounted Display, earphone and Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Earphone does not all have to be connected to as effective equipment (connecting object equipment) under the state of terminal 10 and begins.
(5) when being connected between terminal 10 and the connecting object equipment disconnects, and do not consider whether terminal 10 is connected to carriage 40.
(6) begin in the moment that connecting object equipment is connected to terminal 10.
In addition, at " audio recording pattern " and " Shi Pin ﹠amp; The audio recording pattern " in; MP3 format and MPEG2-AAC (advanced audio) form that the file layout of storing as content-data in the memory unit 15 is preferably represented with the regulation extension name; yet; can form be set independently according to structure and various types of connecting object equipment of terminal 10, perhaps select form independently according to structure and various types of connecting object equipment of terminal 10.
[the 7th embodiment]
Next, will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings the 7th embodiment.Yet, the main difference point with first embodiment is only described.The main difference point is the configuration of carriage 40 and the operation of control assembly 12, and Fig. 3 has been used in following description, has omitted in Fig. 3 and the irrelevant parts of this description.In Fig. 3, dotted line is represented the route of a plurality of control signals.
In the present embodiment, except with first embodiment in similarly the parts, carriage 40 comprises Signal Processing Element 46 and memory unit 47.In memory unit 47, can memory of content data, for example image information and audio-frequency information (for example following any one: have audio frequency motion pictures files, have the static picture document of audio frequency, only have the file of video and only have the file of audio frequency).
In addition, in the memory unit 15 of terminal 10, stored and have audio frequency and comprise audio-frequency information and the video content data D of image information (moving-picture information) Movie, only comprise the audio content data D of audio-frequency information Audio, and the picture material data D that only comprises image information (information for still picture) Photo
Similar with the 5th embodiment, control assembly 12 in the terminal 10 is by the pin in the Cio group of the plug 10P on the terminal 10, represent according to being used to whether carriage 40 has been connected to the logical value of the binary message of terminal 10, detect carriage 40 and whether be connected to terminal 10.Then, be connected to terminal 10 in case detect carriage 10, whether the control assembly 12 in the terminal 10 exists in the memory unit 47 of carriage 40 with regard to judgement can be by the content-data of terminal 10 reproductions.For example, above-mentioned judgement can be made by the file layout of inquiring about each content-data.
In case determining to exist in the memory unit 47 of carriage 40 can be by the content-data of terminal 10 reproductions, control assembly 12 just provides power by power input terminal 45 to carriage 40.Then, control assembly 12 is sent to content-data among the content-data of storage in the memory unit 47 of carriage 40, that can be reproduced by terminal 10 terminal 10 from carriage 40, and stores in the memory unit 15 of terminal 10.Here, control assembly 12 can carried out before this transmits, and confirms the active volume of the memory unit 15 in the terminal 10, and and if only if the active volume of the memory unit 15 in the terminal 10 during greater than the amount of content data that will transmit, is just carried out this transmission.
That is, when carriage 40 be connected to terminal 10 and and then memory unit 47 at carriage 40 in when having the content-data that can reproduce by terminal 10, automatically perform from carriage 40 to terminal 10 relevant content data and transmit.Thereby, according to present embodiment, can automatically perform processing according to connecting object equipment.
In addition, be connected to terminal 10 in case detect carriage 40, the control assembly 12 of terminal 10 just can provide power to carriage 40 by power input terminal 45, and then, unexistent content-data is sent to carriage 40 from terminal 10 in the memory unit 47 among the content-data that will store in the memory unit 15 of terminal 10, carriage 40, so that be stored in the memory unit 47 of carriage 40.Meanwhile, control assembly 12 can carried out before this transmits, and confirms the active volume of the memory unit 47 in the carriage 40, and and if only if the active volume of the memory unit 47 in the carriage 40 during greater than the amount of content data that will transmit, is just carried out this transmission.
That is, when carriage 40 is connected to terminal 10, content-data can be sent to carriage 40 from terminal 10, and be not only that content-data is sent to terminal 10 from carriage 40.
In addition, the present invention can be applied to have the terminal of imaging function equally.For example, as shown in Figure 4, terminal 10 comprises the image-forming block 25 with imaging len (not shown) and image device.According to the instruction of control assembly 12,25 pairs of target images of image-forming block carry out imaging and generate image information, thereby output to Signal Processing Element 14.
Control assembly 12 is according to the connecting object equipment (in the present embodiment, being HMD30 and carriage 40) that is connected to terminal 10, and the image information that image-forming block 25 is generated outputs to connecting object equipment.The image information of the image (so-called browse graph picture (through image)) that control assembly 12 outputs are generated is for example exported in confirming anabolic process, and this connecting object equipment is used as view finder.In addition, the image information that control assembly 12 also can generate by imaging perhaps can generate the image information that is stored in the memory unit 15 afterwards by imaging and output to connecting object equipment without output to connecting object equipment with revising.
[the 8th embodiment]
Below, will describe the eighth embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in detail.In the present embodiment, as example,, be described with DVD player, TV tuner and digital camera example as the connecting object equipment that is connected to transcriber according to transcriber of the present invention.This DVD player, TV tuner and digital camera are the connecting object equipment that is used for providing to transcriber content-data.
Fig. 5 is the transcriber 70 and the one-piece construction that is connected to the DVD player 80 of transcriber 70 according to the eighth embodiment of the present invention.
In the present invention, transcriber 70 comprises control assembly 72, operating element 73, display control unit spare 74, display unit 76 and link 79.Each parts in the control assembly 72 control transcribers 70 also detect DVD player 80 and whether are connected to transcriber 70, and DVD player 80 will be described below.The button (73a-73d) that operating element 73 is included in is upper and lower, a left side and right side provide also comprises centre button 73e as ACK button or the like.In the time will showing the plurality of kinds of contents data that will reproduce by display unit 76, display control unit spare 74 control display resolutions, picture display size etc.Display unit 76 is display or similar devices, is intended to listen/watch the content that comprises image, and it is different from the small display unit as menu setting etc.Link 79 comprises terminal etc., is used to be connected to destination object equipment (being used for providing to transcriber 70 equipment of content-data), the DVD player 80 that for example hereinafter will describe.In addition, link 79 can also play the effect that is used for carriage 40 is connected to the plug 10P of terminal 10 in the foregoing description.
And DVD player 80 comprises DVD driver part 81, player mark 82, control assembly 83 and link 84.The DVD CD can be packed and eject to DVD driver part 81 into, and via link 84 content-data of storing among the DVD is offered transcriber 70.Player mark 82 is the marks that are used to represent DVD player 80 and the connection status of transcriber 70.The above-mentioned control assembly 72 of transcriber 70 detects DVD player 80 and whether is connected to transcriber 70 by the above-mentioned player mark of monitoring.Each parts of control assembly 83 control DVD player 80.In addition, link 84 comprises and is used to terminal that connects above-mentioned transcriber 70 grades or the like.
The control assembly 72 of transcriber 70 detects DVD player 80 and whether is connected to transcriber 70 according to the player mark 82 of DVD player 80.Then, be connected to transcriber 70 in case detect DVD player 80, control assembly 72 is with regard to the operation in the restrict reproduction device 70, to adapt to DVD player 80.
Particularly, control assembly 72 is optimized the control system of operating element 73 corresponding to the operation of DVD player 80.For example, will be with " volume+", " volume-" corresponding user instruction is assigned to the button (73a and 73b) of above and below respectively, and will be assigned to LR-button (73c and 73d) respectively with " jumping to a last file " and " jumping to next file " corresponding user instruction.Like this, adapt to DVD player 80, can improve operability by the control system of revising the operating element 73 in the transcriber 70.Simultaneously, can prevent that the user obscures in the stop operation process.
In addition, control assembly 72 control display control unit spares 74 are optimized the display resolution of image and display size to adapt to DVD player 80.Like this, the demonstration by optimizing transcriber 70 can improve user friendliness to adapt to DVD player 80.
Fig. 6 is the transcriber 70 and the one-piece construction that is connected to the TV tuner 90 of transcriber 70 according to present embodiment.
In the example depicted in fig. 6, each parts in the control assembly 72 control transcribers 70 of transcriber 70 also detect TV tuner 90 and whether are connected to transcriber 70, will be described later TV tuner 90.Link 79 comprises terminal etc., is used to connect TV tuner 90 (being used for providing to transcriber 70 equipment of content-data), will be described later TV tuner 90.
And TV tuner 90 comprises tuning part 91, tuner mark 92, control assembly 93 and link 94.Tuning part 91 comprises the receiving function that is used for received television signal and is used for transmitting to transcriber 70 by link 94 transfer function of received signal.Tuner mark 92 is the marks that are used to represent TV tuner 90 and the connection status of transcriber 70.The above-mentioned control assembly 72 of transcriber 70 detects TV tuner 90 and whether is connected to transcriber 70 by the above-mentioned tuner mark 92 of monitoring.Each parts in the control assembly 93 control TV tuner 90.In addition, link 94 comprises terminal etc., is used to connect above-mentioned transcriber 70 etc.
Control assembly 72 in the transcriber 70 detects TV tuner 90 and whether is connected to transcriber 70 according to the tuner mark 92 of TV tuner 90.Then, be connected to transcriber 70 in case detect TV tuner 90, control assembly 72 is with regard to the operation in the restrict reproduction device 70, to adapt to TV tuner 90.
Particularly, control assembly 72 is optimized the control system of operating element 73 corresponding to the operation of TV tuner 90.For example, will be with " volume+", " volume-" corresponding user instruction distributes to above and below button (73a and 73b) respectively, will distribute to LR-button (73c and 73d) respectively with " channel-" and " channel+" corresponding user instruction.Like this, adapt to TV tuner 90, can improve operability by the control system of revising the operating element 73 in the transcriber 70.Simultaneously, can prevent that the user obscures in the stop operation process.
In addition, control assembly 72 control display control unit spares 74 are optimized the display resolution and the display size of image, to adapt to TV tuner 90.Like this, the demonstration by optimizing transcriber 70 can improve user friendliness to adapt to TV tuner 90.
Fig. 7 is the transcriber 70 and the one-piece construction that is connected to the digital camera 100 of transcriber 70 according to present embodiment.
In the example depicted in fig. 7, each parts in the control assembly 72 control transcribers 70 of transcriber 70 also detect digital camera 100 and whether are connected to transcriber 70, will be described later digital camera 100.Link 79 comprises terminal etc., is used to connect digital camera 100 (being used for providing to transcriber 70 equipment of content-data), will be described later digital camera 100.
And digital camera 100 comprises image-forming block 101, memory unit 102, camera mark 103, control assembly 104 and link 105.Image-forming block 101 comprises image device (not shown) etc., and generates image information by target image is carried out imaging.The image information that memory unit 102 storage image-forming blocks 101 are generated.Camera mark 103 is the marks that are used to represent digital camera 100 and the connection status of transcriber 70.The above-mentioned control assembly 72 of transcriber 70 detects digital camera 100 and whether is connected to transcriber 70 by the above-mentioned camera mark 103 of monitoring.Control assembly 104 is controlled at each parts in the digital camera 100.And link 105 comprises terminal etc., is used to connect above-mentioned transcriber 70 etc.
Control assembly 72 in the transcriber 70 detects digital camera 100 and whether is connected to transcriber 70 according to the camera mark 103 of digital camera 100.Then, be connected to transcriber 70 in case detect digital camera 100, control assembly 72 is with regard to the operation in the restrict reproduction device 70, to adapt to digital camera 100.
Particularly, control assembly 72 is optimized the control system of operating element 73 corresponding to the operation of digital camera 100.For example, make above and below button (73a and 73b) invalid.To distribute to LR-button (73c and 73d) respectively with " zoom-" and " zoom+" corresponding user instruction.Like this, adapt to digital camera 100, can improve operability by the control system of revising the operating element 73 in the transcriber 70.And, can prevent that the user obscures in the stop operation process.
In addition, control assembly 72 control display control unit spares 74 are optimized the display resolution and the display size of image, to adapt to digital camera 100.Like this, the demonstration by optimizing transcriber 70 can improve user friendliness to adapt to digital camera 100.
In addition, the image information that generated of digital camera 100 can be sent to transcriber 70 from digital camera 100 via link 79.This image information that transmits can be the image (so-called browse graph picture) that generates in the affirmation building-up process.In this case, transcriber 70 can be used as view finder.And the image information that will transmit can be the image information that is stored in after image-forming block 101 generates in the memory unit 102, or image-forming block 101 generates the image information that nondestructively outputs to link 105 afterwards.
The image information that transmits from digital camera 100 can be presented on the display unit 76 via the display control unit spare 74 of transcriber 70.And, transcriber 70 can be configured to have memory unit, so that the image information that is transmitted is stored in this memory unit.In this case, by before transmitting, confirming the active volume of memory unit in the transcriber 70, when only the active volume of the memory unit in transcriber 70 is greater than the amount of image information that will transmit, just carry out this transmission.And, the memory units from transcriber 70 such as image information can be sent to the memory unit 102 in the digital camera 100.
In addition, when digital camera 100 comprises that for example the audio-frequency information of earphone and so on obtains function, can adopt and the identical mode of image information described in the present embodiment, audio-frequency information can be transmitted.
In addition, in the present embodiment, when revising control system and optimizing when showing, preferably, when beginning to connect with the context notification user who handles.For example, after the modification of control system, will control guide and be presented on the display unit 76, and control guide for example for to be used to represent to distribute to the table of controlling type of each button on the operating element 73, and thereby can prevent that the user from obscuring in controlling process.
In addition, according to present embodiment,, be described by exemplifying as the DVD player, TV tuner and the digital camera that are used for providing the connecting object equipment of content-data to transcriber 70.Yet the present invention also can be applied to other equipment, as long as this equipment can provide content-data to transcriber 70.For example, the present invention can adopt similar fashion to use mobile phone as provide the connecting object equipment of content-data to realize to transcriber 70.When mobile phone is connected to transcriber 70 as connecting object equipment,, and can use the operating element 73 of transcriber 70 to make the scalable that become such as volume for this mobile phone is optimized the control system of the operating element 73 of transcriber 70.And, the Web page image that mobile phone obtains by communication can be offered the display unit 76 of transcriber 70.In addition, between transcriber 70 and mobile phone, transmitted image information and audio-frequency information mutually.And, be connected to moment of transcriber 70 at mobile phone, can on the display unit 76 of transcriber 70, show one and can carry out the tabulation of controlling.
In addition, according to present embodiment, be that example is described, yet it also can adopt similar fashion to be applied to have the transcriber of audio output unit with transcriber with display unit.And similar with above-mentioned first to the 7th embodiment, it is equally applicable to the situation that display unit (equipment) such as HMD is connected to transcriber (terminal 10).On the contrary, the present invention who has described among first to the 7th embodiment can be applicable to have the transcriber of display unit and audio output unit, as described in present embodiment.And, also there is such situation: the integrated morphology that has described terminal 10 of first to the 7th embodiment and HMD30 in the transcriber.
In addition, in each the foregoing description, according to the logical value of the binary message in each the foregoing description, detection connecting object equipment is connected with carriage 40 and terminal 10, and the configuration or the state that detect above-mentioned connecting object equipment.Yet, can realize such detection according to following any one.And, realize under its situation that can distribute in any function between connecting object equipment, carriage 40 and the terminal 10.
(1) is connected to the electromotive force and the impedance of the distribution on the connecting object equipment via any pin of the jack 10J on the terminal 10.
(2) information that transmits from connecting object equipment via (1) described distribution.
(3) via (1) described distribution that carry out with cooperating process connecting object equipment.
(4) whether and level the existence that is input to the picture signal of video input processing unit 18 and audio frequency input processing unit 19 and sound signal from carriage 40.
(5) be connected to the electromotive force and the impedance of the distribution on the carriage 40 via any pin of the plug 10P on the terminal 10.
(6) information that transmits from carriage 40 via (5) described distribution.
(7) via (5) described distribution that carry out with cooperating process connecting object equipment.
And, in each the foregoing description, a connecting object equipment is directly connected to terminal 10.Yet, can connect above-mentioned connecting object equipment by the remote controllers 50 shown in the two strokes of chain wire frames on central right side basically of Fig. 1.And, can a plurality of connecting object equipment and terminal 10 are connected in series.In addition, the one or more jacks that above-mentioned a plurality of connecting object equipment can provide via the jack 10J on terminal 10 are parallel to be connected, preferably according to for example " Tou Kuixianshiqi ﹠amp; Earphone＞Helmet Mounted Display＞earphone " order discern, and do not have the restriction in the use between Helmet Mounted Display and the earphone, for example repel mutually.
In addition, above-mentioned remote controllers 50 comprise with HMD30 in above-mentioned operating element 34 corresponding operating elements 52, with the plug 51P of terminal 10 (jack 10J) coupling and be applicable to jack 51J with HMD30 (plug 31P) and other connecting object matched, these parts are by can be via the distribution connection of operating element 52, plug 51P and jack 51J realization relaying.And described remote controllers 50 can have the above-mentioned display device 30 corresponding display devices with HMD30.In addition, each the foregoing description can be arbitrarily combined, perhaps uses separately.
And, according to each the foregoing description, control assembly 12 is according to the binary message that is transmitted via jack 10J and joint detection parts 11, and the configuration of identification connecting object equipment and the state of connecting object equipment etc. are as the combination of the pin of ground connection in advance in each connecting object equipment.Yet, the above-mentioned configuration of connecting object equipment and state can be by the mechanical switch that provides for each connecting object device interior extraly a plurality of contact points and terminal 10 in a plurality of contact points of the mechanical switch that provides any one provide, above-mentioned contact point can electrically or mechanically be connected with connecting object equipment or disconnect.
In addition, in each the foregoing description, keep any configuration of connecting object equipment, so that obtain being connected to the constant time point of terminal 10.For example, when the Helmet Mounted Display that is connected to as connecting object equipment on the terminal 10; The display unit of earphone and Helmet Mounted Display be can extract the time, by means of the information whether relevant display unit of the expression that is sent to control assembly 12 exists, can confirm that this connecting object equipment has made earphone into or in fact extractd.
And the present invention is not limited to the foregoing description, within the scope of the invention various embodiments can be arranged, and all is possible for the configured in one piece of equipment or any change of its part.And, can the present invention can adopt the combination of the foregoing description to realize.
And as an example of embodiments of the invention, the above-mentioned functions that the control assembly 12 of terminal 10 is realized can realize on the personal computer that is connected on the control I/O terminal of carriage 40.In this case, if the software of the similar control of the control that can carry out in this personal computer and be realized on the control assembly 12 of terminal 10 has been installed on the relevant personal computer, this is just enough.
In addition, when being connected to personal computer, can use the universal serial bus such as USB or live wire (both is registered as trade mark) to realize connecting.In this case, use same terminal just can exchange music data, video data etc., what need not is to use the control of same terminal switch to terminal 10.

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1. transcriber is used for reproducing and comprises audio frequency and at least a content-data of image, and described transcriber comprises:
Reproduction units is used to reproduce described content-data;
Linkage unit is used for the external unit of exportable described content-data is connected to described transcriber; And
Control module, according to the existence that is connected of described external unit and described linkage unit whether and described type of external device, in described transcriber, control, this control module be configured in order to control be applicable to connected this external unit configuration setting and control.
2. transcriber as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Receiving element is used to receive the instruction of user to described transcriber, wherein,
Described control module limits the receivable described user instruction of described receiving element according to the described type of external device that is connected on the described linkage unit.
3. transcriber as claimed in claim 2, wherein:
Described receiving element comprises display unit, is used for respect to the reception of described user instruction and display menu; And
Described control module is according to the described type of external device that is connected on the described linkage unit, the described menu that modification will show on the described display unit of described receiving element.
4. transcriber as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
Described control module is defined as the reproduction object of described reproduction units can be by the content-data that is connected to the described external unit output on the described linkage unit.
5. as any described transcriber in the claim 1 to 4, also comprise:
Receiving element is used to receive the instruction of described user to described transcriber, wherein,
Described control module is according to the described type of external device that is connected on the described linkage unit, but qualification is based on the executable operations described user instruction, described transcriber that is received by described receiving element.
6. transcriber as claimed in claim 5, wherein:
Be connected to described external unit on the described linkage unit and be the equipment that has the display unit that is used for display image but do not have the audio output unit that is used for output audio; And
Described control module is controlled in described transcriber, so that among the described user instruction that is received by described receiving element, only can carry out the described user instruction relevant with the described content-data that comprises image.
7. transcriber as claimed in claim 5, wherein,
Be connected to described external unit on the described linkage unit and be the equipment that does not have the display unit that is used for display image but have the audio output unit that is used for output audio; And
Described control module is controlled in described transcriber, so that among the described user instruction that is received by described receiving element, only can carry out the described user instruction relevant with the described content-data that comprises audio frequency.
8. transcriber as claimed in claim 5 also comprises:
Be used at least a of the display unit of display image and the audio output unit that is used for output audio, wherein,
Described control module limits the operation in the described transcriber that comprises described display unit and described audio output unit according to the described external unit that is connected on the described linkage unit.
9. transcriber as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
Described control module interrupts at least one unnecessary circuit provides power for described content-data is outputed to described external unit among a plurality of circuit that comprise in described transcriber according to the described content-data that will output to described external unit via described linkage unit.
10. transcriber as claimed in claim 1, wherein,
When a kind of equipment that has the display unit that is used for display image and be used for the audio output unit of output audio was not connected to described linkage unit, described control module interrupted providing power to being used among a plurality of circuit that comprise to the circuit of described external unit output arbitrary content data in described transcriber.
11. transcriber as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Storage unit is used to store described content-data, wherein,
For the signal that can not export to described user from described external unit, described control module is controlled according to the described type of external device that is connected on the described linkage unit, so that can will record in the described storage unit with input signal like the described class signal.
12. transcriber as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Storage unit is used to store described content-data, wherein,
When the described external unit with the display unit that is used for display image was not connected on the described linkage unit, described control module was controlled, so that the input signal for described transcriber can be recorded in the described storage unit.
13. transcriber as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Storage unit is used to store described content-data, wherein,
When the described external unit with the audio output unit that is used for output audio was not connected on the described linkage unit, described control module was controlled, so that the input signal for described transcriber can be recorded in the described storage unit.
14. transcriber as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
Storage unit is used to store described content-data, wherein,
The described external unit that is connected on the described linkage unit is the equipment that is used for providing to described transcriber the arbitrary content data; And
Described control module is controlled, so that can be with the described content data recording that provides from described external unit to described storage unit.
15. transcriber as claimed in claim 14, wherein:
Except described external unit, described linkage unit also connects second equipment, and described second equipment has display unit that is used for display image or the audio output unit that is used for output audio; And
Controlling so that can be when described content data recording is in described storage unit, described control module is controlled described reproduction units, so that will not output to described second equipment via described linkage unit with the reproducing signal of the content-data that can record the described content-data same type in the described storage unit.
16. transcriber as claimed in claim 14, wherein:
Except described external unit, described linkage unit also connects second equipment, and described second equipment has display unit that is used for display image or the audio output unit that is used for output audio; And
Controlling so that can be when described content data recording is in described storage unit, described control module interrupt among a plurality of circuit that in described transcriber, comprise, the circuit that is used for the content-data with the described content-data same type that can record described storage unit is outputed to described second equipment provides power.
17. transcriber as claimed in claim 14, wherein:
Except described external unit, described linkage unit also connects second equipment, and described second equipment has display unit that is used for display image or the audio output unit that is used for output audio; And
Controlling so that can be with when described content data recording is in described storage unit, described control module is controlled, so that do not carry out the described user instruction that receives via described second equipment.
18. transcriber as claimed in claim 14, wherein:
The described content-data that described control module will be stored in described storage unit compares with the described content-data that is kept by described external unit, and control based on this comparative result, so that can be to described storage unit with the described content data recording that provides from described external unit.
19. transcriber as claimed in claim 18, wherein:
Among the described content-data in not being stored in described storage unit, described control module is controlled, so that can be with the described content data recording that can be reproduced by described reproduction units in described storage unit.
20. a transcriber is used for reproducing and comprises audio frequency and at least a content-data of image, described transcriber comprises:
Reproduction units is used to reproduce described content-data; And
Control module according to every type reproducibility of described content-data, is controlled in described transcriber.
21. transcriber as claimed in claim 20 also comprises:
Receiving element is used to receive the instruction of user to described transcriber, wherein,
Described control module limits the receivable described user instruction of described receiving element according to described reproducibility.
22. transcriber as claimed in claim 21, wherein:
Described receiving element comprises display unit, is used for respect to the reception of described user instruction and display menu; And
Described control module is according to described reproducibility, the described menu that modification will show on the described display unit of described receiving element.
23. transcriber as claimed in claim 20, wherein:
Described control module is defined as described reproducible content-data with the reproduction object of described reproduction units.
24., also comprise as any described transcriber in the claim 20 to 23:
Receiving element is used to receive the instruction of described user to described transcriber, wherein,
Described control module is according to described reproducibility, but qualification is based on the executable operations described user instruction, described transcriber that is received by described receiving element.
25. transcriber as claimed in claim 20, wherein:
Described control module is according to described reproducibility, interrupts among a plurality of circuit that comprise in described transcriber, provide power for reproducing at least one unnecessary circuit of described content-data.
26. transcriber as claimed in claim 20 also comprises:
Storage unit is used to store described content-data, wherein,
For irreproducible described content-data, described control module is controlled according to described reproducibility, so that can be with described content data recording in described storage unit.
27. transcriber as claimed in claim 1 also comprises:
At least a in display unit and the audio output unit, wherein, described display unit is worn on described user's the head, is used for virtual image is projected eyes the place ahead of described user, and described audio output unit is used for output audio; And
But wearable components, it can be worn at least a in described display unit and the described audio output unit on described user's the head.
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